Category: Travels

Here’s a recipe for tasty Norwegian fishcakes. These are a specialty of my friend’s father, Ragnar. He makes the forcemeat, and Hilde’s mom Vivi fries them off. I gave Vivi a break, and was fry cook for the day. In this recipe they are fried in butter, but the mousseline forcemeat is very versatile, and… Continue reading Ragnar’s Norwegian Fishcakes: Ragnars Fiskekaker

It’s a pretty special thing how people take me into their homes, and into their lives. I’m really just a food-mad foreign girl who carts tart pans and thermometers halfway across Earth, and yet people never cease to amaze me with their open hearts and eagerness to share. Grimstad: Randi and her family brought me… Continue reading Grimstad and Kvamskogen: Little House in the Big Woods

I packed up my little bag, helped my local pal Hilde load the car with the necessary snacks, clothes, bedding, musicals, and Redbull, and we were on our way to Grimstad; off to visit Randi, Hilde’s college buddy, and her family. The ride took about 5 hours and included a few ferries, an hour long delay… Continue reading Grimstad: Berries and History

I have had quite the last couple of days! I joined my teacher friend Hilde’s fourth grade class for two days. The first day, I got a marriage proposal from a little boy during his singing practice, and I had about 5 students tell me I was pretty. I was also entrusted with a hot… Continue reading Bergen & Stavanger: Norwegian Towns with Style

As I kiss the Manly Man goodbye once again, gather my bags, and make my way to security, I can’t help but think that this time is different. “You’re cute! Don’t get me in trouble!” Flirts the older black TSA officer as he checks my passport. An auspicious beginning to my next chapter. I’m off… Continue reading On the Road: Devoting more time to travel and blogging

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